Cuba vs Vietnam: Democracy
Cuba
1
in 2025
Vietnam
1
in 2025
Cuba rank
159th
Vietnam rank
159th
Democracy over time
- Cuba
- Vietnam
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Vietnam ahead.
Cuba ranks 159th and Vietnam ranks 159th of 197 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 1.7 | 1 | 0.7 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 6 | 0.1 | 5.9 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cuba or Vietnam?
- Cuba, at 1 against 1 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cuba and Vietnam?
- 0, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Vietnam?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Vietnam rank globally for democracy?
- Cuba ranks 159th and Vietnam ranks 159th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).